Glavine undecided, says wife

Tom GlavineÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s wife, Christine, just refuted a published report on SI.com he will decline his player option.

“WeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re just trying to digest what happened,Ã¢â‚¬â„¢Ã¢â‚¬â„¢ Christine Glavine said. “WeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re deciding what to do as a family, but no decisions have been made.Ã¢â‚¬â„¢Ã¢â‚¬â„¢

Glavine has until Friday to pick up the $9 million option for next season or take a $3 million buyout. Should Glavine take the buyout and become a free agent, he would still be allowed to negotiate with the Mets.

John Delcos enters his third season covering the Mets for The Journal News after eight seasons on the Yankees beat. Prior to coming to New York, John covered the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Indians.

The option is for $13 million, not 9. His contract adds $1 million to the option for every 10 innings he pitches above 160, up to 13 million. He threw 200 innings (and that fateful one-third), so the option is for $13 million. He also has the option of receiving a $3 million buyout and pursuing free agency.

The best thing for The Mets would be for Glavine to sign elsewhere. We will get a draft pick back. Tom would not get much love from the denizens of Shea next year. Pelfry and Humber need to show what theyve got. Its a make it or break it year for both. If one fails, Duque is around to spot start until a replacement can be found.

REad on mets.com this morning that while Glavine will probably decline the option, that it doesnÃ‚Â´t mean he wonÃ‚Â´t be pitching for the mets next year. He hasnÃ‚Â´t gotten the feeling talking to Jeff or Omar that heÃ‚Â´s unwanted. That his final decision about pitching next year wonÃ‚Â´t come until late Nov/early Dec.
To me, this is bulls**t. I donÃ‚Â´t want any of this will he or wonÃ‚Â´t he limbo going on. If he declines his option, move on. Find a FA or trade target that can go deep in games and be with us for a few year. Put Duque in the pen and let Humber and Pelfrey fight it out for the 5th spot, with the other one in the pen.